Lancs/Cheshire Division 3

Lancs/Cheshire Division 3
	Current season or competition:; 2017–18 Lancs/Cheshire Division 3
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	2017
Number of teams	19 (1st stage); 9 (final stage)
Country	England
Holders	Garstang (1st title) (2017–18); (promoted to South Lancs/Cheshire 2)
Most titles	Garstang (1 title)
Website	England RFU

Lancs/Cheshire Division 3 is a regional English Rugby Union league. During the first part of the season it is split into two regional divisions - north (for teams in southern Lancashire and Greater Manchester) and south (teams in Cheshire or Merseyside). The second part of the season then sees the top sides in each division (four in the north, five in the south) compete for the league title and promotion to South Lancs/Cheshire 2, while the other teams compete for the Lancs/Cheshire Division 3 League Cup. As this the basement level for club rugby union for teams in the region there is no relegation, and any team from this area wanting to begin in club rugby union must start at this level. Up until the end of the 2016-17 season, this division was known as South Lancs/Cheshire 3.

Teams 2017–18

North

Team	Ground	City/Area	Previous season
Ashton-under-Lyne	Gambrel Bank	Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester	Transferred from Lancashire (North) (11th)
Bury	Radcliffe Road	Bury, Greater Manchester	Transferred from Lancashire (North) (10th)
Clitheroe	Littlemoor Road	Clitheroe, Lancashire	Transferred from Raging Bull North West Leagues (2nd)
Eagle	Thornton Road	Great Sankey, Warrington, Cheshire	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (12th)
Garstang	Hudson Park	Garstang, Lancashire	Transferred from Lancashire (North) (6th)
North Manchester	Tudor Lodge	Moston, Manchester, Greater Manchester	Transferred from Lancashire (North) (9th)
Old Bedians	Millgate Lane	Didsbury, Manchester, Greater Manchester	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (3rd)
Ormskirk	Green Lane	Ormskirk, Lancashire	Transferred from Lancashire (North) (8th)
Ruskin Park	Ruskin Drive Sports Ground	St Helens, Merseyside	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 2 (4th)

Ashton

Bury

Clitheroe

Eagle

Garstang

N Manchester

Bedians

Ormskirk

Ruskin Park

Locations of the 2017–18 Lancs/Cheshire 3 (North) teams

South

Team	Ground	City/Area	Previous season
Birchfield	Birchfield Road	Widnes, Cheshire	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (9th)
Christleton	Christleton Sports Centre	Christleton, Chester, Cheshire	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (7th)
Ellesmere Port	Whitby Sports & Social Club	Ellesmere Port, Cheshire	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (6th)
Liverpool University	Wyncote Sports Ground	Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (4th)
Mossley Hill	Mossley Hill Athletic Club	Mossley Hill, Liverpool, Merseyside	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (11th)
Newton-le-Willows	Newton-le-Willows Sports Club	Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (10th)
Oxton Parkonians	HM Curphey Memorial Ground	Oxton, Birkenhead, Merseyside	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (8th)
Prenton	Prenton Dell Road	Prenton, Birkenhead, Merseyside	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (13th)
Ramsey	Mooragh Park	Ramsey, Isle of Man	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (5th)
Wallasey	Cross Lane	Wallasey, Merseyside	Transferred from South Lancs/Cheshire 3 (12th)

Liverpool University

Mossley Hill

Newton-le-Willows

Oxton

Ramsey

Prenton

Wallasey

Locations of the 2017–18 Lancs/Cheshire 3 (South) teams in Merseyside & Isle of Man

Birchfield

Christleton

Ellesmere Port

Locations of the 2017–18 Lancs/Cheshire 3 (South) teams in Cheshire